On This Day

160 years ago Ferdinand maximillian was declared emperor of Mexiko.

70 years ago Bill Haley and his Comets recorded "Rock around the clock"

@ponderable said
70 years ago Bill Haley and his Comets recorded "Rock around the clock"

American boxer Sugar Ray Robinson, a six-time world champion who was considered by many to have been the best fighter in history, died at age 67.

I loved his style of boxing!

-VR

The Rolling Stones publish their first album: "the Rolling Stones" in 1964 (in Germany and the UK).

25 years ago the shooting of Columbine took place.

1910 Mark Twain died

4/21/2016, Prince dies at age 57

https://apnews.com/article/today-in-history-b69df51c7a1ee05cf104539050a50977

300 years ago Immanuel Kant was born.

50 years ago the Revolução dos Cravos took place in Portugal.

For the first time today I itched my ball's... Das ist gut ja...

@chris-guffogg said
For the first time today I itched my ball's... Das ist gut ja...

125 years ago

the Verband der Arbeiter-Rad­fahrer-Vereine Öster­reich was founded (first austrian bicycle club)

200 years ago Beethoven's ninth synphony was first perfomed at Vienna.

50 years ago 1. FC Magdeburg won the European cup of the cup-winers. The club is the one and only "Oberliga der DDR" club winning a European competition.